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New York is a large city on the Eastern seaboard of the [[United States of America]]. It is one of the most dynamic and important cities in the world, and home of [[Wall Street]], the [[Empire State Building]], and formerly the [[World Trade Center]].
New York was the 11th state to join the United States of America; it became a state on July 26, 1788.
The business district, and much of the tourist district, is on the island of [[Manhattan]]. Other well-known areas include [[Queens]], [[Brooklyn]], [[The Bronx]] and [[Harlem]].
==History==
The first [[Europeans]] to settle in what is now New York were the [[Dutch]], establishing the first permanent community in 1624 calling it New Netherland. The [[British]] conquered the colony in 1664 and renamed it New York in honor of the Duke of York.
The colony was ruled by Great Britain for just over a century when New York declared its independence on July 9, 1776. A year later, on April 20th, 1777, New York' adopted its first constitution.
==Facts==
* Nickname: The Empire State.
* State Capital: Albany.
* Total area: 54,471.144 square miles (47,223.839 land and 7,247.305 inland water).
* Population: Based on the 2000 census – 18,976,457; 3rd most populous US state after California and Texas.
* State Song: "I Love New York"
*There are four mountain ranges in New York State: Adirondack, Catskill, Shawangunk and Taconic.
*The highest point in New York State is Mount Marcy in Essex County in the Adirondacks - 5,344 feet above sea level.
*The State has 70,000 miles of rivers and streams, 127 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline, 9,767 miles of shoreline which includes 8,778 miles of lake shoreline.
==Major Cities==
* [[Albany]]
* [[Buffalo]]
* [[New York City]]
* [[Rochester]]
* [[Schenectady]]
* [[Syracuse]]